* RecycledSoundtrack: The music cues were recycled over to ''Series/ThePriceIsRight'', usually for use with cars.

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* RecycledSoundtrack: The music cues were recycled over to ''Series/ThePriceIsRight'', usually for use with cars.cars; it was used the same way during the 1980s run of ''Series/CardSharks'' after the car game was added.

While the concept was sound, the lack of regular panelists and a major senior moment by Goodson (inexplicably failing to understand what made ''Squares'' work) doomed the show to a single season from October 31, 1983 to July 27, 1984 (39 weeks). Further complicating matters was Gene Rayburn, who hated Jon Bauman and (according to announcer Gene Wood) had been "dragged, kicking and screaming" into this mess.

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While the concept was sound, the lack of regular panelists and a major senior moment by Goodson (inexplicably failing to understand what made ''Squares'' work) doomed the show to a single season from October 31, 1983 to July 27, 1984 (39 weeks). Further complicating matters was Gene Rayburn, who hated Jon Bauman and (according to announcer Gene Wood) had been "dragged, kicking and screaming" into this mess.mess, as was competition from Creator/{{ABC}}'s ''Series/GeneralHospital'', then in the peak of their "Luke and Laura" era, which drew viewers away.

The Super Match was the same as its 1973-78 counterpart (no Star Wheel), except the answers in the Audience Match paid off $1,000/$500/$250 (or $100 for missing all of them) and the contestant could choose from all nine stars for the Head-to-Head Match. Four celebrities each had a "10" or "20" card in front of them, while the last had a "30". If the contestant successfully matched against the chosen celebrity, the Audience Match winnings were multiplied by the celebrity's number, for a potential top prize of $30,000.

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The Super Match was the same as its 1973-78 counterpart (no (in other words, no Star Wheel), except the answers in the Audience Match paid off $1,000/$500/$250 (or $100 for missing all of them) and the contestant could choose from all nine stars for the Head-to-Head Match. Four celebrities each had a "10" or "20" card in front of them, while the last had a "30". If the contestant successfully matched against the chosen celebrity, the Audience Match winnings were multiplied by the celebrity's number, for a potential top prize of $30,000.

The winner of ''Match Game'' played against the returning champion on ''Hollywood Squares'' with three more celebrities joining the group. The champion always played X, the challenger O, and there was no Secret Square (although that last one had been in place for the 1980-81 season). Each captured square awarded $25, with victory in each round awarding that round number times 100 ($100 for Round 1, $200 for Round 2, etc.) until time ran out; whoever had the most cash became champion and played the Super Match.

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The winner of ''Match Game'' played against the returning champion on ''Hollywood Squares'' with three more celebrities joining the group. The champion always played X, the challenger O, and carrying over from ''Squares''' 1980-81 syndicated season, there was no Secret Square (although that last one had been in place for the 1980-81 season).Square. Each captured square awarded $25, with victory in each round awarding that round number times 100 ($100 for Round 1, $200 for Round 2, etc.) until time ran out; whoever had the most cash became champion and played the Super Match.

GameShow by Creator/MarkGoodson that ran on Creator/{{NBC}} and combined two great games into a single show. Two new contestants began by playing ''Series/MatchGame'', using the same format as its 1973-82 era with the only difference being the tiebreaker — while played the same as before, the contestants now chose from a list of four possible answers.

The winner of ''Match Game'' played against the returning champion on ''Series/TheHollywoodSquares'' with three more celebrities joining the group. The champion always played X, the challenger O, and there was no Secret Square (although that last one had been in place for the 1980-81 season). Each captured square awarded $25, with victory in each round awarding that round number times 100 ($100 for Round 1, $200 for Round 2, etc.) until time ran out; whoever had the most cash became champion and played the Super Match.

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GameShow by Creator/MarkGoodson that ran on Creator/{{NBC}} and combined two great [[Series/MatchGame two]] [[Series/TheHollywoodSquares great]] games into a single show. Two new contestants began by playing ''Series/MatchGame'', ''Match Game'', using the same format as its 1973-82 era with the only difference being the tiebreaker — while played the same as before, the contestants now chose from a list of four possible answers.

The winner of ''Match Game'' played against the returning champion on ''Series/TheHollywoodSquares'' ''Hollywood Squares'' with three more celebrities joining the group. The champion always played X, the challenger O, and there was no Secret Square (although that last one had been in place for the 1980-81 season). Each captured square awarded $25, with victory in each round awarding that round number times 100 ($100 for Round 1, $200 for Round 2, etc.) until time ran out; whoever had the most cash became champion and played the Super Match.

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